Fujitsu and Israeli Startup Autofleet Embark on Global Strategic Cooperation

TOKYO, Oct 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Autofleet, Ltd., providing an optimization platform for fleets, leveraging AI for demand prediction and vehicle dispatching technology, have agreed to embark on global strategic cooperation to develop sustainable logistics solutions and contribute to the resolution of issues including labor shortages in the […]

Mazda Production and Sales Results for September 2021 and for April through September 2021

TOKYO, Oct 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for September 2021 and for April through September 2021 are summarized below. I. Production 1. Domestic Production (1) September 2021Mazda’s domestic production volume in September 2021 decreased 49.3% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles. […]

NTT and NEC have developed Supply Chain Security Risk Reduction Technology for ICT Infrastructure

TOKYO, Oct 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT Corporation and NEC Corporation have developed Security Transparency Assurance Technology, which is the core technology for realizing the Trusted Network Concept. Security Transparency Assurance Technology, which aims to reduce supply chain security risks, ensures security transparency throughout the supply chain by sharing system configurations […]

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Launches the All-New GR86

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) commenced sales of the all-new GR86 at GR Garage and Toyota dealers nationwide, on October 28. RZ (6-speed MT) The GR86 was jointly developed with Subaru Corporation (Subaru). In September 2019, Toyota and Subaru entered into a new business […]

MHI Group to deliver Japan’s First Systems for Automated Valet Parking and Automated Transportation of Finished Vehicles

TOKYO, Oct 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Two MHI Group companies have reached an agreement with Stanley Robotics, a French venture-backed company, on joint development of Japan’s first business in advanced autonomous handling robots enabling automated valet parking service and automated transportation of finished vehicles. Stanley Robotics is a startup offering the […]

Hitachi Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms for Second Consecutive Year

TOKYO and SANTA CLARA, California, Oct 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure, data management and analytics, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, today announced Hitachi has been named a Leader in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms for the second consecutive […]

2021 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters to begin

TOKYO, Oct 26, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced its ongoing sponsorship of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) year-end championship, where the world’s top ranked wheelchair tennis players compete from October 31 to November 7, 2021 at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) […]

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing READY FOR DESERT DOUBLE

Toyota City, Japan, Oct 25, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hypercar history will be written when the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) titles are decided in a Bahrain double-header, and four-time Le Mans winner TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready for a duel in the desert. For the first time in WEC history, […]

New Carriages for AGT System in Hiroshima Win “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021”

TOKYO, Oct 22, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The new 7000-Series carriages in service on the “Astram Line,” an Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), have received a “GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2021(1)” from Japan Institute […]

Universities and DENSO Develop Biosensor to Detect SARS-CoV-2 and Accelerate Development for Practical Application

TOKYO, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokai University, Toyohashi University of Technology, Chubu University, and DENSO Corporation have been developing testing equipment to detect SARS-CoV-2 with support from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)(1). Universities and DENSO announced today that the group has succeeded in developing a biosensor […]

JCB identifies Russia as a key growth market for European merchants as cardmembers continually increase online spend

London and Moscow, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., has found a notable 20% increase in ecommerce spend by Russian cardmembers from 2019 to 2020.[i] Further, Russian JCB cardmember data shows that from 2019 to 2020, F2F shopping made up […]

Hitachi Energy Announces EconiQ Transformers for Advancing a Sustainable Energy Future for All

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy today announced the introduction of EconiQ transformers reinforcing its Purpose: ‘Advancing a sustainable energy future for all’. Eco-efficient by design and based on scientific methodologies for transparency, the EconiQ transformers are further evidence of the global technology and market leader’s commitment towards […]

Telenor Deploys 5G xHaul Transport Network with Cisco and NEC to Connect More People and Businesses in Norway and Denmark

TOKYO and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and Cisco today announced they have been selected by Telenor to deploy 5G xHaul transport networks in Norway and Denmark. In April this year, NEC and Cisco entered a Global System Integrator Agreement (GSIA)(1) to expand their […]

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Successfully Separates and Captures CO2 from Exhaust Gas in World’s First Marine-based CO2 Capture System Project

TOKYO, Oct 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has successfully separated and captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from the exhaust gas emitted from the engines of a ship equipped with a small-scale CO2 capture demonstration plant, as part of the “Carbon Capture […]

Woven Capital Invests in UP.Partners’ New Venture Capital Fund Dedicated to Powering the Future of Mobility Through Emerging Technology

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Woven Capital, L.P., the investment arm of the Woven Planet Group, a Toyota subsidiary that is dedicated to building the safest mobility in the world, today announced that it has made an investment in UP.Partners’ newly launched $230M venture capital fund. The fund is dedicated […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering Successfully Completes Testing of New “KS-21” Solvent for CO2 Capture

TOKYO, Oct 19, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) based in Yokohama, has concluded testing of its new proprietary solvent for capturing CO2 at the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)(1) in Norway, one of the world’s largest carbon capture demonstration […]